Not sure if the Guardian article mentions this, as I just finished reading the ABC article about the case. But apparently he was re-elected while being tried for these crimes. Wtf is wrong with the people of Kiama?
The New South Wales government has called on Gareth Ward to resign after the state MP was found guilty of sexually abusing two young men
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Zagorath@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
repomonkey@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
I’m local, he’s my state M.P. The reason he was re-elected was because he was (and undoubtedly still is) extremely popular with the kind of people who live in this part of the world - by which I mean (mainly) white and well-off. He’s without doubt one of the slimiest most vile and repugnant people I’ve ever met, but he has this base he’s built in almost Trump-like way that loves him. Women of a certain age defend his every action on the local FB groups and are giving off very Trump-like vibes about the verdict (“how could the jury do this?” etc). He will, of course, appeal the verdict because he has literally nothing to lose by doing so.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
Former member of the Liberal Party, before going “independent” in 2021.
Why am I not surprised?
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
People not claiming all right-wing homophobes are secretly gay challenge…